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Hurricane Beryl becomes earliest category five storm on record

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Record sea temperatures threaten catastrophic destruction across Caribbean

02

Biden under new pressure to quit race as Democratic disquiet spreads

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Lawmaker from party calls on US president to drop out as poll shows voters prefer different candidate

Boris Johnson urges wavering Tory voters to stick with the party

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Former PM’s intervention ahead of polling day highlights looming battle over Conservatives’ future direction

01

Beijing and Manila hold talks to defuse South China Sea tensions

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Meeting comes two weeks after China menaced Philippine boats near Indo-Pacific flashpoint

Tuesday, Jul 2

23

Wealthy sell UK assets amid fears Labour would raise capital gains tax

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Some clients are offloading investments fearing a tax hit from a Starmer government, wealth managers say

22

Trump’s ‘hush money’ sentencing pushed back to September

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Former president has sought to set aside guilty verdict after Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity

China confiscates Taiwanese fishing vessel, Taipei says

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Incident off island of Kinmen close to Chinese coast heightens tensions

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French left and centrists pull candidates from run-off in attempt to block far right

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Move marks co-ordinated attempt to keep Marine Le Pen’s RN out of power

Turkey detains hundreds after violence erupts against Syrians

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Ankara denounces ‘provocative actions’ as protests follow rising tensions over immigration

16

City of London delays decision on new tallest building

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Vote follows objection from Lloyd’s of London chair to 73-storey building near site of historic insurance market

14

Reform UK candidate defects to Conservatives over racist remarks

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Decision by Georgie David is fresh blow for rightwing party facing backlash over activists’ comments

12

Biden campaign raises $264mn in second quarter

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President’s re-election effort has best fundraising month yet in June but trails Trump’s May haul

07

Supreme Court gives Trump’s White House bid another shot of momentum

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The threat that trials would disrupt former president’s re-election campaign has all but vanished

Reform UK bailed out by cross-party group run by Richard Tice in 2020

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Pressure group raised funds for ‘Brexit celebration event’, then funnelled cash to the Brexit party

Iran would use ‘all means’ to back Hizbollah if Israel launches full-blown war, official says

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Aide to supreme leader warns Israel risks triggering regional conflict in the event of all-out offensive against militant group

01

Panama will close notorious Darién Gap to migrants, president vows

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José Raúl Mulino has vowed to crack down on popular and dangerous route for people headed for southern US border

Monday, Jul 1

23

Boeing to plead guilty to fraud or face criminal trial under DoJ offer

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Aircraft maker faces high-stakes choice over door panel blowout case and implications for US government contracts

22

‘Immune, immune, immune’: Five key points from Trump’s Supreme Court case

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Conservative majority breaks legal ground and reshapes prosecutions against former president while liberals lament

19

US Supreme Court says Trump immune for ‘official acts’ as president

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Panel finds unofficial actions are not protected in decision likely to delay federal trial beyond November election

Trump confidant Bannon surrenders to federal prison

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Former White House aide to serve four months after conviction on contempt of Congress charges

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Starmer bills UK election as chance to fight back against rise of populism

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Labour leader says ‘only progressives have the answers’ as campaign enters final 72 hours

EU jobs deal unlikely to help UK professionals, warns report

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Rival European qualifications mean lawyers and bankers still face barriers to moving

17

RN opponents race against time to keep far right out of power

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Stocks and euro rise as some second-round candidates could be pulled to try to boost vote against Rassemblement National

15

Air France-KLM flags financial hit from tourists avoiding Paris Olympics

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Airline says traffic to and from French capital is behind other European cities in run-up to games

13

Could Democrats replace Biden at an ‘open convention’?

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Calls for president to pull out of US election race shine light on event that could be display of unity or open warfare

12

UK house prices unexpectedly rise in June

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Property market shows signs of stabilising ahead of anticipated interest rate cuts from Bank of England

07

Far right wins first round of France’s snap election

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President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists fall to third place behind leftwing alliance

UK military unprepared for ‘conflict of any scale’, warns ex-defence official

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Armed forces would be unable to defend country in event of serious threat, says former head of MoD’s assessment unit

Disenchantment and distrust: the Black Country voters not feeling election fever

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Low turnout in places such as Wolverhampton could have unexpected consequences for election results

Citi was money launderers’ favourite bank, US law enforcement officials say

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Alleged drug traffickers fed $36,000 into cash machines, indictment claims